Summit Welcome and Keynote Speaker; Sunita Mishra, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer for Amazon Health Services
CC Ballroom A
Theme 1: Update on strategies for enhanced learning environments and evidence based practices in undergraduate programs
CC Ballroom A
2:00 ‐ 2:45
Plenary Speaker; Maribel Vazquez, PhD, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University
CC Ballroom A
2:45 ‐ 3:00
Coffee Break
CC Gallery
3:00 ‐ 3:50
Parallel Workshop Sessions
1: The evolution of teaching and learning styles in the post‐pandemic era
CC Ballroom B
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2: Effective learning and teaching strategies in small and large classrooms. (Adopting instructional approaches in BME‐specific courses such as: Introduction to BME, Physiology, Biomechanics and Biotransport).
CC Faculty Dining
3: Incorporating DEI into instruction and interpreting the new ABET criteria.
CC Atrium
4: Strategies to incorporate ChatGPT/AI in BME curriculum.
CKB G08
5: Approaches and innovative techniques to teach senior design.
CKB 116
6: Opportunities for experiential learning in the BME curriculum.
CKB L-70
4:00 ‐ 4:50
Parallel Sessions Repeat I
5:00 ‐ 5:50
Parallel Sessions Repeat II
6:30 ‐ 7:00
Opening Reception ‐ Program Committee Welcome at entrance
CC Gallery
7:00 ‐ 8:30
Dinner at NJIT ‐ Opening Reception
CC Ballrooms
8:30 ‐ 10:00
Social & Networking Activity at the NJIT Pub
CC Ballrooms
Thursday, May 30
7:00 ‐ 8:00
Breakfast
CC Gallery
Theme 2: Resources for student and faculty success.
CC Ballroom A
8:00 ‐ 8:45
Plenary Speaker: Kay C. Dee, PhD, Associate Dean of Learning and Technology and Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Rose‐Hulman Institute of Technology
CC Ballroom A
9:00 ‐ 9:50
Parallel Workshop Sessions
1: Student engagement, participation, and attendance.
CC Atrium
2: Academic integrity and use of ChatGPT in BME curricula (focus on communicating restrictions and conveying when crossing into academic integrity violations ‐ role of faculty in integrity investigations).
CC Faculty Dining
3: Promoting instructional and TT faculty success, professional training, and individual mentorship.
CC Ballroom B
4: Models for regional programs to work together more closely, including shared resources and collaborative teaching.
CKB G08
5: Student support: Mental health and sense of belonging while maintaining educational rigor and curricular success.
CKB L-70
6: Promotion and acceptance of inclusion; University training to departmental engagement – student advising to faculty mentorship.
CKB 116
10:00 ‐ 10:50
Parallel Sessions Repeat I
11:00 ‐ 11:50
Parallel Sessions Repeat II
12:00 ‐ 1:00
Networking Lunch
CC Gallery
Theme 3: The future of graduate programs in biomedical engineering.
1: Structures for interdisciplinary co‐mentored research training that bridges biology, engineering, computer and data science chemistry, and medicine.
CC Ballroom B
2: Preparing students for academic post‐PhD careers in the AI era.
CC Faculty Dining
3: Integration of entrepreneurship and commercialization training in graduate BME curricula.
CC Atrium
4: Industry and multi‐institution interdisciplinary partnerships and their role in graduate BME curricula.
CKB G08
5: Discussions on the value‐added proposition for BME Masters programs and views from the industry.
CKB L-70
6: Strategies to increase diversity and inclusion among students and faculty in graduate BME programs.
CKB 116
3:00 ‐ 3:50
Parallel Sessions Repeat I
3:50 ‐ 4:10
Coffee Break
4:10 ‐ 5:00
Parallel Sessions Repeat II
5:00 ‐ 6:30
Buses to Stevens Institute of Technology
CC Gallery
6:30 ‐ 10:00
Dinner at Stevens Institute of Technology
Friday, May 31
7:00 - 8:00
Breakfast
CC Gallery
Theme 4: Industry-readiness skills for an evolving and diversified job market.
CC Ballroom
8:00 - 8:45
Plenary Speaker: Arda Ural, PhD, Americas Industry MarketsLeader for Life Sciences and Healthcare at Ernst & Young LLP.
CC Ballroom
9:00 ‐ 9:50
Parallel Workshop Sessions
1: What are the most critical industry readiness skills and are our programs designed to build upon these skills?
CKB L-70
2: The importance of data science in BME education
CKB G08
3: Challenges with capstone experience to maximize workforce readiness and meet students' expectations.
CC Atrium
4: Integration of extra and co-curricular topics to increase student employment success.
CC Faculty Dining
5: Benefits to the BME employers from specialized credentials or certifications such as Solidworks, "Grow with Google" or "Pathway for Patient Health"
CC Ballroom B
6: Important topics and instructional approaches for preparing students for DEI in the workforce.
CKB 116
Parallel Sessions Repeat I
Parallel Sessions Repeat II
12:00 - 2:00
Closing Lunch and Keynote 2: Jenny Munson, PhD, Associate Professor Virginia Tech
